BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A contract to recycle an out-of-service U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser has been awarded to International Shipbreaking Limited LLC., one of the world’s largest green ship recycling companies, MarineLink reported on Sept. 29. The USS Ticonderoga (CG 47),…
Coast Guard Interdicts 9 Cuban Migrants
KEY WEST, Fla. — The Coast Guard interdicted nine Cuban migrants approximately 10 miles south of Key Colony Beach, Florida, Sept. 27, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a Sept. 29 release. Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders received a report…
Coast Guard Repatriates 20 Migrants to the Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC-617) repatriated 20 migrants to the Dominican Republic between Sept. 27 and Sept. 29, following the interdiction of an illegal migrant voyage in the Mona Passage just off Rincon, Puerto…
SECDEF Tours Navy EOD to Assess Unmanned Capabilities
SAN DIEGO – Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper visited components of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 1 at Naval Base Point Loma, California, Sept. 17, to learn how Navy EOD is building a more lethal, agile and resilient…
Sea Machines, Metal Shark to Supply Coast Guard R&D Center With New Autonomous Vessel
NEW LONDON, Conn. — Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics has partnered with shipbuilder Metal Shark Boats, of Jeanerette, Louisiana, to supply the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)’s Research and Development Center (RDC) with a new Sharktech 29 Defiant vessel for the purposes…
USS Delbert D. Black Commissioned in Port Canaveral
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. — The U.S. Navy commissioned Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) Sept. 26, the commander, Naval Surface Forces said in a release. Due to public health and safety concerns related to the novel…
Navy Announces New Flag Officer Assignments
ARLINGTON, Va. — The secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced on Sept. 28 the following assignments: Rear Adm. Alan D. Beal will be assigned as reserve director, Expeditionary Force Generation with additional duties as reserve vice…
U.S. Space Force May Become a Possibility for a Few Naval Academy Graduates
ARLINGTON, Va. — In the future, a commission in the U.S. Space Force may be a possibility for a few new graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA). “USNA graduates select commissions into the Navy or Marine Corps,” said Cmdr….
Navy to Commission Guided-Missile Destroyer Delbert D. Black
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy will commission the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Port Canaveral, Florida, the Defense Department said in a…
Future War in the Pacific? Think Guadalcanal, Marine Corps Planners Say
ARLINGTON, Va. — The challenge a peer competitor like China poses in a future conflict across the Indo-Pacific region bears striking similarities to the war between the United States and Japan in the same battlespace more than 75 years ago, say…
